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4Nov

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New US poll deals major blow to Donald Trump

More Americans than ever before disapprove of US President Donald Trump's actions in office, according to a major new poll in the US. The fall of 2025 is not a replay of 2017, the year before the Democrats captured control of the US House in Trump's first term. The Democrats' five-point advantage among registered voters in the generic congressional ballot falls short of the 11-point edge they held in CNN polling a year before the 2018 midterms. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport. (AP) And favourable views of the party still stand near all-time lows as they have throughout this year, eight points below where they were in the fall of Trump's first year in office. In a mid-term election year, though, views o...

27Oct

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Kamala Harris hints at another presidential run: ‘I am not done’

Former US vice president Kamala Harris has hinted she could make another bid for the White House in an interview with the BBC, saying she would "possibly" be president one day and expressing confidence that America will see a woman in the Oval Office in the future. Harris marked her clearest indication yet that she might launch another presidential campaign in 2028, following her 2024 defeat to now-president Donald Trump, during an interview with BBC's Laura Kuenssberg which will air on Sunday. "I am not done," the former vice president said. Former US vice president Kamala Harris has hinted she could make another bid for the White House in an interview with the BBC (BBC) "I have lived my entire career as a life of service and it's in my bones," she added. Refl...

21Oct

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US forces are massing around Venezuela. What’s Trump’s next move?

US naval assets are massing off the coast of Venezuela, while President Donald Trump's administrations boasts about blowing up alleged "drug boats" departing those shores. Trump has hinted at carrying out "land strikes" in Venezuela and the White House earlier this year threatened to place 25 per cent import tariffs on any country that imported Venezuelan oil. What's going on in the South American country and why is Trump so angry about it? A satellite image captured on October 17 shows F-35 fighter jets at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Puerto Rico. (Planet Labs PBC via CNN) Troops building up in the region The US military has been steadily massing a large number of troops, naval and air assets in the Caribbean over the last two months, conducting trai...

7Oct

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Donald Trump says he would consider a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell

US President Donald Trump said he would "take a look" at a pardon for convicted sex trafficker and his long-time friend Ghislaine Maxwell. The president was asked today whether he would consider a pardon after Maxwell's appeal to the Supreme Court was rejected today. The rejection means Maxwell's only hope for freedom would be a pardon from the president. Donald Trump said he would consider a pardon for friend Ghislaine Maxwell. (AP) Ghislaine Maxwell and Donald Trump at a party in 1997. (Getty) Trump appeared to be unaware that Maxwell's appeal bid was knocked back when in the Oval Office. "You know, I haven't heard the name in so long. I can say this, that I'd have to take a look at it. I would have to take a look," he said. "I'll take a look at it. I w...

1Oct

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Federal agencies ordered to start US government shutdown plans as deadline just hours away

Federal agencies in the US have been ordered to start planning for a now-inevitable US government shutdown, due to take effect at 12.01am local time (2.01pm AEST). This morning Senate Democrats voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government. Under a US shutdown, essential federal employees like the military, airport security, some aviation and weather roles are required to work without pay. Non-essential federal employees, such as national park rangers, are sent home. Federal agencies in the US have been ordered to start planning for a now-inevitable US government shutdown, due to take effect at 12.01am local time (2.01pm AEST). (AP) Under a US shutdown, essential federal employees like the military, airport security, some aviation and weather ...

24Sep

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Macron forced to walk NYC streets as Trump motorcade blocks traffic

Traffic during the United Nations General Assembly in New York can be brutal—even for presidents. French President Emmanuel Macron suddenly found himself stranded on the sidewalk Monday night. That's because President Donald Trump's motorcade had the street on lockdown. Macron picked up the phone and called Trump to jokingly complain about the gridlock. Macron called the US president when he was blocked by his motorcade. (TikTok) "How are you? Guess what? I'm waiting in the street because everything is closed for you," Macron says on the call. Eventually, the barricades opened for pedestrians, but not for cars. Macron had to keep the call going while walking to the French embassy. And if that wasn't unusual enough, a bystander seized the opportunity f...